North America
NBC Sports Group lands rights to World Rugby events
The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has agreed a wide-ranging rights partnership with World Rugby.
Facebook strikes live-streaming deal with MLB
Social media platform Facebook has struck its latest live sports deal through an agreement with Major League Baseball to show 20 of its games during the ongoing 2017 season.
CBS Sports renews rights to Army-Navy game
The CBS Sports division of US network CBS has retained rights to the annual American college football game between the US Military Academy and US Naval Academy.
Discovery invests in second-screen sports platform
US second-screen live sports television prediction platform WinView has raised $12m (€11m) in a Series B funding round whose participants include international media and entertainment company Discovery Communications.
TSN acquires Gold Cup, Champions League rights
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has signed a multi-year rights deal with the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf).
ESPN extends partnership with WSOP
US sports broadcaster ESPN has extended its rights partnership with the World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Street League Skateboarding secures new rights deals
The Street League Skateboarding (SLS) series has agreed rights deals with US sports broadcaster ESPN, the ABC network and new digital subscription service ETN.
WRC strikes US rights deals with Eleven, ESPN
The World Rally Championship motorsport series has agreed rights deals in the United States with international sports broadcasters Eleven Sports and ESPN.
IMG College seals rights deal with Abilene Christian University
The IMG College division of the IMG agency has agreed a multimedia rights deal with the Abilene Christian University in the United States.
NFL enters into live content partnership with Twitter
American football league the NFL has struck a new global multi-year deal with social media platform Twitter that it says will break new ground in creative live programming and video-on-demand content.
Sinclair to acquire Tribune Media in $3.9bn deal
Sinclair Broadcast Group has agreed a $3.9bn (€3.57bn) deal to acquire fellow US media group Tribune Media Company.
ESPN adapting to changing market – Iger
Bob Iger, the chief executive of ESPN’s parent company, Disney, has said that the sports broadcaster is adapting to changing market conditions as it copes with a fall in subscriber numbers.
Root Sports introduces in-market streaming for MLB partners
US regional sports broadcaster Root Sports has introduced authenticated in-market live streaming of games for its Major League Baseball team partners.
Eleven Sports to offer Liga ACB coverage in US
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in the United States to Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain.
Sports Illustrated set for OTT digital network
US media company Time has revealed plans to launch an OTT streaming service under the banner of its flagship magazine, Sports Illustrated.
ACC Network on track despite ESPN cutbacks
Sports broadcaster ESPN is still on track to launch the ACC Network college sports channel as scheduled in 2019 despite recent staff cutbacks.
Verizon snaps up rights for Wembley NFL game
US telco Verizon has acquired rights for the NFL regular-season game between the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London.
IMG, Mandalay team up for films venture
The IMG agency has joined forces with media company Mandalay Sports Media to develop and produce a series of sports-focused feature films.